Johannes Vermeer vs Rembrandt
Two painters, their most-loved works next to each other. Facts from museum records and Wikipedia.
Dutch painter (1632–1675)
- Works here
- 21
- Dated
- 1650–1669
- Main era
- Baroque & the Dutch Golden Age
- Where to see
- Mauritshuis, Munich Central Collecting Point, Rijksmuseum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. During his lifetime, he was a moderately successful provincial genre painter, recognized in Delft and The Hague. He produced relatively few paintings, primarily earning his living as an art dealer.
Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
- Works here
- 9
- Dated
- 1632–1668
- Main era
- Baroque & the Dutch Golden Age
- Where to see
- Amsterdam Museum, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/96339d00960f46af8f0348af5c1d2d2b, Mauritshuis, collection Adriaan van der Hoop
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art. It is estimated that Rembrandt's surviving works amount to about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and several hundred drawings.
